Boxer, 15, dies after bout

A criminal investigation was opened after a 15-year-old boxer died following a competitive bout at a Russian youth tournament. Anton Sidorov was knocked down twice in a fight Saturday following blows to the head at a sports club in the city of Vladimir, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) east of Moscow, the main investigative agency […]

A criminal investigation was opened after a 15-year-old boxer died following a competitive bout at a Russian youth tournament.
Anton Sidorov was knocked down twice in a fight Saturday following blows to the head at a sports club in the city of Vladimir, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) east of Moscow, the main investigative agency for the region said.
After the referee ended the fight, reportedly Sidorov’s third bout of the tournament, the young boxer began to have convulsions. He was treated by medical staff at the scene but died in an ambulance.